FYI: You can keep using Windows 10 until October 2026

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Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026, with strings attached

Microsoft will extend a year of additional Windows 10 security updates to any users who opt into Windows Backup, a relatively recent Windows 10 and Windows 11 app that backs up some settings and files using a Microsoft account. Users can also opt into ESU updates by spending 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points, which are handed out for everything from making purchases with your Microsoft account to doing Bing searches. These offers don’t formally extend the end-of-support date for Windows 10. But f…